Riddarhyttan, Sweden160

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This is the remnants of Kanthalsgruvan, which was shut down in 1666 by the owner Simon Funck who was involved in a labor dispute, who filled it in with waste rock. This mine does not appear on the map and is about 30 meters north of Pellugruvan, also mined by Funck. All these mines were principally copper mines, although cobalt ores were found from time to time but at the time were considered a nuisance.